WHAT’S UP AT PUBIT!?
Barnes & Noble has created a stir in the self-publishing community with the e-mail it sent yesterday to publishers and others who have used PubIt!, alerting them to “stay tuned for an upcoming announcement on our next chapter in self-publishing… [read more]
Source: Publishers Weekly

EFF BLASTS PLANS TO BUILD DRM INTO HTML5
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has weighed in on the growing controversy over the proposal to build DRM into HTML5, the next version of the standard language for building Web pages and applications… [read more]
Source: Boing Boing

5 FUN THINGS TO DO ONLINE WITH HTML5
fun things to do with html5 HTML5 continues to go from strength to strength, with more websites switching to the new standard that brings multimedia content to the Web without the need for plugins such as Adobe Flash. Is that blasted thing… [read more]
Source: MakeUseOf

MAKING THE MOVE TO HTML5
Like any platform, HTML5 receives its share of criticism, some valid and some based on rumor or outdated information. However, HTML5 is keenly supported by some of the most successful business leaders in the space…READ PART 1READ PART 2 READ PART 3
Source: Gamasutra

THE BUSINESS SIDE OF HTML5 AND GOING CROSS-PLATFORM
In most articles, blogs and social media you always hear about the technical side of things. What is the graphical performance of the platform like and what are the issues with it? How high is the ceiling of the platform’s potential technically? What genres of games will work well on the platform and what features can said games have? I’m going to take a different look at things. I’m going to look critically at HTML5 from a business angle, rather than a technical one… [read more]
Source: Develop (blog)

YOUR NEXT KINDLE COULD BE EMBEDDED IN YOUR CAR
Hands on with the latest Kindle thumbnail Books have always been Amazon’s bread and butter, and much of Amazon’s ebook strategy has focused on finding more ways and identifying new devices for people to enjoy the pastime of reading. The car is the… [read more]
Source: GigaOM

HOW TO GET ANYONE’S ATTENTION
With all the noise today it’s difficult to get someone to give you the attention you deserve. Here are three tips sure to get you noticed for the right reasons… [read more]
Source: Inc.com

SMASHWORDS NOW ACCEPTS EPUB E-BOOK FILES
About a month ago, he who must not be named – I am not a big fan, as you can tell – announced that Smashwords would be accepting professionally done ePUBs on their site. I was excited for indie authors and publishers because the more outlets… [read more]
Source: E-BookBuilders.com

PUBLISHERS AS BOOKSELLERS?
No less than three of the companies exhibiting at this year’s Tools of Change conference serve only to help publishers of any size distribute their digital content and sell it under their own online ebook shops. iPublish, under the company Impelsys, is… [read more]
Source: Good E-Reader (blog)